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OUTLOOK The state of morale in the Republican Party is such that the expected bump by Sen. Barack Obama in the polls after he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination has collapsed all GOP optimism. Talking to Republicans outside Sen. John McCain's organization, the presidential campaign looks like "mission impossible." The mood is: How can we possibly win the presidency for a third straight election considering the state of the party? This is unrealistically pessimistic, considering the true state of the election, which we still consider close. But it contributes to the negative feeling about McCain from elements of the conservative...

How O'Connor got job -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: July 5, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Sandra Day O'Connor is stepping down as a Supreme Court justice after 24 years, and most Americans still have no idea how she got the job in the first place. She got it through deception. She fooled President Reagan into thinking she was a supporter of the Constitution as written, and she did it with the help of a conservative Republican icon named Kenneth Starr. Starr is best known as the independent counsel who investigated Bill Clinton's crimes as president. As such, he set himself...

EVANS-NOVAK POLITICAL REPORT:  June 18, 20022002-06-18 12:43 (New York) ==============================================================================       June 18, 2002     Washington, D.C.     Vol. 36, No. 13      To: Our Subscribers      Unhappiness with Ashcroft points to internal trouble in the BushAdministration as the President announces a first strike againstIraq.     U.S. makes move to win good graces of Russia, but may be losingits free-trade credentials.     Daschle scores another win in the Senate, but Yucca battlelooms.     In this issue: primaries and runoffs in Alabama, South Carolinaand Utah next week.      BUSH ADMINISTRATION     Outlook: While President George W. Bush's approval ratingremains high, a sense of unease pervades his...